Iran

Sport

Iranian climber's World Cup dream comes true

Euronews meets Elnaz Rekabi who, this year and against the odds, has become the first Iranian female to compete full-time on the World Cup climbing circuit.

23/04/2016

Economy

Iran promises oil production increases despite supply glut low prices

Iran says it is justified in increasing the amount of crude it pumps even though that will add to the supply glut and depress prices.

18/04/2016

Iran

Air France resumes direct Paris-Tehran route after tempestuous build-up

After a tempestuous build-up, the first direct Air France Paris-Tehran flight in eight years has safely landed in the Iranian capital. Air France has

17/04/2016

Iran

Direct flights resume between Paris and Tehran

Connection has been suspended since 2008

17/04/2016

Iran

EU and Iran 'turn a new page' in diplomatic relations

EU representative Federica Mogherini held several meetings in Iran to reopen economic relations between Europe and Tehran. The president of Iran’s

16/04/2016

Iran

Italy's Renzi visits Iran in bid to renew trade ties

The Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has begun a two-day trip to Iran, the highest-ranking European leader to visit since world powers stuck a

12/04/2016

Iran

New Year festivities in Iran trigger animal rights concerns

Campaigners say millions of goldfish perish during the festival of Nowruz

31/03/2016

Iran

Khamenei rebukes Iran moderates for questioning missile tests

Comments by Iran's Supreme Leader are seen as critical of former President Rafsanjani.

30/03/2016

Cinema

'No Land's Song': when art triumphs over ignorance in Iran

An Iranian film maker follows his sister in her relentless quest to organise a public concert featuring female solo singers - which has been forbidden in Iran since the Islamic Revolution.

25/03/2016

Iran

Anger as Iran tests two more ballistic missiles "capable of hitting Israel"

Just two months after signing an historic nuclear deal with the West, Iran has tested two ballistic missiles it says are designed to be able to hit Israel

09/03/2016

Iran

Iran threatens Israel with new missile tests

09/03/2016

Iran

Iran launches ballistic missiles during drill, claim reports

Iran’s official news agency says the country’s revolutionary guard has launched several ballistic missiles during a military exercise. In January

08/03/2016

Iran

Iranian billionaire Babak Zanjani sentenced to death for corruption

A court in Iran has sentenced to death Iranian businessman Babak Zanjani and two accomplices for embezzlement, the judiciary said on Sunday, in a

06/03/2016

Iran

Turkey-Iran: divisions over Syria, but trade set to prosper

Ankara and Tehran may be on opposite sides concerning the Syrian civil war, but all signs are pointing to improved trade ties in the near future. On

05/03/2016

World

Rights and reforms: Iran's post-election challenges

There is as sense of deja vu about our interview here in Geneva, with Dr. Mohammad Javad Larijani, head of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights and

04/03/2016

Iran

Iran customs X-ray discovers stowaways at Turkish border

03/03/2016

Iran

Final election results confirm big gains for reformists in Iran

Final results after elections on Friday show that allies of the reformist President Hassan Rouhani have made big gains.

29/02/2016

Iran

Final election results in Iran confirm symbolic victories for reformist president and allies

Commentators say the results could mean Iran will further its new ties with the West after the recent nuclear deal

29/02/2016

Iran

Surprise gains for Rouhani's reformist partners in Iran elections

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani earned an emphatic vote of confidence and reformist partners secured surprise gains in parliament in early results

28/02/2016

Iran

Reformists lead in election for Iran's Assembly of Experts

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his ally and former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani have won the most votes in the race for membership of the

27/02/2016

Iran

Iran elections: moderates hope to take back majority from conservatives

Moderates and reformists go head-to-head with conservatives in Iran's first parliamentary election since the historic nuclear deal was signed.

26/02/2016

Iran

Iran elections: moderates hope to take back majority from conservatives

Moderates and reformists go head-to-head with conservatives in Iran's first parliamentary election since the historic nuclear deal was signed.

26/02/2016

Cinema

Iranian cinema thrives at Berlinale

Mani Haghighi's film 'A Dragon Arrives' is a detective story set in 1960s Iran infused with counter-culture references and magical realism inspired by Beckett, Ionesco and Pinter.

26/02/2016

Iran

Iranian election will shape its future for at least a decade

Voting is underway in Iran. The election will shape the future of Iran for at least a decade. Hardliners and moderate candidates are vying for seats

26/02/2016

Iran

Iran's religious minorities ready to vote in general election

The overwhelming majority of Iranians are Shi'ite Muslims with numbers as high as 80 percent of the population.

25/02/2016

World

Iran elections: reformists build momentum - view from Tehran

On Friday elections take place that will shape the future of Iran for at least a decade. Hardliners and moderate candidates will vie for seats in

25/02/2016